A Christmas Carol Flashcards
What type of story is A Christmas Carol?
A ghost story.
What does Dickens combine when writing A Christmas Carol?
Tradition of reading ghost stories with a moral tale of redemption.
What is the names of the four ghosts?
Jacob Marley, the ghost of Christmas past, the ghost of Christmas present and the ghost of Christmas yet to come.
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens.
How many staves does A Christmas Carol have?
5 staves.
What is the structure of A Christmas Carol?
The structure of Dickens’s novella uses a similar structure to a song to present a moral tale of transformation.
What appeals to the reader in A Christmas Carol?
The structure of three ghosts, showing the past, present and future, appeals to readers.
What is Dicken’s language use like in the novel?
Dickens’s language is highly descriptive and creates a vivid sense of place and setting.
What is the name of the main character?
Ebenezer Scrooge.
Give a quote from the novel which Scrooge is described.
“Solitary as an oyster”.
What are the three main themes of A Christmas Carol?
Christmas, redemption and social injustice.
Where was A Christmas Carol first published?
London by Chapman and Hall in 1843.
Who is Marley and what does he do?
Marley is Scrooge’s dead working partner who is the first to visit him and arranges for the other ghost to try and reform him before Christmas.
What is the purpose of the ghost of Christmas past?
The ghost of Christmas past shows Scrooge his past life, the sadness that caused his anger when his wife left and his childhood.
What is the purpose of the ghost of Christ present?
The ghost of Christmas present haunts the miser Scrooge in order to prompt him to repent.
